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Pacific Avenue residents complained in December when activity picked up at the lot, which is two miles from the nearest point on the extension.

However, this week’s move is tied to permitting problems.

“They weren’t able to get all the city permits they needed for that site,” Thompson said.

In December, some East Side residents said the lot should have been in the vicinity of the construction corridor, not in their neighborhood. Neither Sound Transit nor Walsh notified neighbors about the lot, and residents were not happy about it.

The new lot, at 4224 Waller Road East, is about five miles from the Tacoma Link project.

Owned by Tucci and Sons, it’s adjacent to Swan Creek Park. It has been used as a staging area for other construction projects, Thompson said.

This time, Sound Transit handled the lot site differently.

“We talked to the neighbors around the Tucci site to let them know what was going on,” Thompson said.